[juliusmarminge]

Cause: when branch-name generation (or the git rename) failed for a new worktree thread with Semantic/Custom naming, ThreadLaunchService's catch only called Effect.logWarning, so nothing was persisted and no client could show it; the thread silently kept t3/. Fix: the catch still logs, then (when the launch has a run and the cause is not an interrupt-only cancel) writes a durable completed system_notice turn item on the run through EventSinkV2.write, using the existing pattern from ProviderRuntimeRecoveryService (derived id runSignalTurnItem({runId, signal: 'branch-rename'}), ordinal 0 so EventSink places it after existing items). Title 'Branch not renamed', message 'Could not rename the worktree branch, so it stays . ', e.g. 'Text generation failed in generateBranchName: Failed to spawn Codex CLI process'. Web (session-logic / MessagesTimeline) and mobile (threadActivity / thread-work-log) already render system_notice items, so no client change was needed. The notice lands before the agent starts because the rename fiber is joined before prepared-run.release. A failure to write the notice is itself only logged, so the launch is never broken by it. ThreadLaunchService now depends on EventSinkV2, wired in runtimeLayer.ts (layerEventSink) and in the test harness. Reproduced as a service-level test that fails on main (no notice) and passes with the fix; I did not run a live dev server, so the notice has not been checked in a running client. No new regex or parser.

Fixes #31478

Reproduction on main

Commit 4bf5d53 (origin/main). Ran T3CODE_DEV_SEED=0 vp run dev in a fresh worktree (fresh database). In settings.json, set branchNamingMode to "semantic" and disabled every built-in provider instance, leaving only the dev Replay agent. Replay runs through the ACP-registry driver, the same as Copilot, which reports supportsTextGeneration:false. Made a one-commit sample git repo, ran t3 project add ., then t3 thread start --provider devReplay --model showcase --worktree main . "Fix the login form so it rejects an empty password". Result 1: the branch was renamed to fix/reject-empty-password, because TextGeneration still invoked the default selection (Codex) even though Codex was disabled, and Codex is signed in on this VM. Then pointed the Codex and Claude binaryPath at nonexistent files, so no text generator could run (the reporter's Copilot-only situation), and started a second worktree thread ("Add a subtract function to the calculator"). Result 2: the worktree branch stayed t3/c122b3be. The server trace has ThreadLaunchService.generateBranchNameFor with exit Failure: 'TextGenerationError: Text generation failed in generateBranchName: Failed to spawn Codex CLI process'. Nothing about the failure is persisted in statev2.sqlite (no thread activity or event), so no client can show it; the thread projection just keeps branch t3/c122b3be.

Evidence

Semantic naming, fresh databases, disabled text-generation providers, and a deterministically failing fallback generator. Create a calculator project, launch a worktree thread from main asking to add subtraction, then open the thread after message sync. Web client, Chromium, 1280×800, light theme.

Proven for the silent-failure path: base keeps its temporary branch without explanation; head keeps its temporary branch and displays the generation failure and reason. scenarios:prove exited 0.

Before	After
62dc589d6d	1f53ab2fd2
Before recording	After recording

Recordings show the conversation area, with initial loading trimmed. The head recording expands the warning to reveal its reason.

Scenario source · Startup and settings fixture · Base assertion-failure capture

AI-assisted; verified with the tests and tools listed above.

Not shown:

• Successful meaningful-name generation was not exercised: this reproduction deliberately makes generation fail, and head still retains the temporary branch.
• Custom naming and a git rename failure after successful generation were not exercised; the scenario covers Semantic naming with generation failure.
• The Settings explanation and native desktop/mobile surfaces were not exercised; this proof covers the web thread notice.

Tests

cd apps/server && vp test run src/orchestration-v2/ThreadLaunchService.test.ts: 53 passed. New test 'tells the thread when its worktree branch could not be renamed' run against main's ThreadLaunchService.ts: fails (expected null to equal the run id). vp run check:changed: format, lint, knip, graphql, typecheck (3 packages), tests (3 files, 207 passed) all pass.

Not in this change

• TextGeneration.generate still calls the default text generation selection (Codex) even when that provider instance is disabled; it falls back only when the selected provider is enabled and errored. This is why the reporter's setup tries Codex at all, and it should be its own change.
• Settings' 'No text generation providers available' message does not explain why (for example that ACP-registry agents such as Copilot report supportsTextGeneration:false).
• Copilot text generation support (open PR feat(acp-registry): Copilot can generate thread titles and commit messages #32976).

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Approvability

Verdict: Approved at 1f53ab2

Macroscope's review found this PR approvable — Adds a thread notice when worktree branch renaming fails, explaining that the temporary name remains. Branch operations are unchanged, and notice-writing failures are logged without failing the launch.

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Thread transfer impact

✅ Thread transfer remains within every enforced ceiling.

ℹ️ The exact PR base did not have a successful artifact. Baseline uses the latest successful main measurement shown below.

Provider	Metric	Main baseline	This PR	Impact	PR ceiling
Codex	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Codex	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.2 KiB	1.2 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.5 KiB	21.5 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	24.4 KiB	✅
Codex	Live turn messages	1	1	0 (0.0%)	8	✅
Claude	Total thread wire	5.0 KiB	5.0 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	6.8 KiB	✅
Claude	Thread snapshot wire	3.8 KiB	3.8 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	4.9 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket wire	1.2 KiB	1.2 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	2.0 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn WebSocket decoded	21.9 KiB	21.9 KiB	0 B (0.0%)	24.4 KiB	✅
Claude	Live turn messages	1	1	0 (0.0%)	8	✅

Baseline: ed54f30 · PR result: 1f53ab2 · Source CI: success

Scenario and decoded snapshot size

10 historical turns, 5 command tools per turn, 878.9 KiB retained MCP result per historical turn, and a 1.05 MiB retained result in the measured turn.

• Codex decoded thread snapshot: 108.5 KiB
• Claude decoded thread snapshot: 108.8 KiB

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Walkthrough

When background worktree branch renaming fails, ThreadLaunchService records a completed system notice with the failure details if a run exists and the cause is not interruption-only. The runtime layer provides the event sink, and a test covers the notice.

Changes: Branch rename failure notice

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Record branch rename failures apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadLaunchService.ts	ThreadLaunchService writes a completed system notice with the branch name and failure detail. It logs a warning if writing the event fails.
Handle and test rename failures apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadLaunchService.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/runtimeLayer.ts, apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadLaunchService.test.ts	The failure handler records a notice only when a run exists and the cause is not interruption-only. The runtime layer provides the event sink. The test checks that the notice is associated with the run and includes the failure details.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ThreadLaunchService
  participant EventSinkV2
  participant Logger
  ThreadLaunchService->>EventSinkV2: Write completed system_notice
  EventSinkV2-->>ThreadLaunchService: Event write fails
  ThreadLaunchService->>Logger: Log warning

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Possibly related issues

• Issue 25871 reports that failed automatic branch naming leaves the temporary branch name in place. This change surfaces rename failure details but does not fix the reported prefix-selection defect.

Suggested reviewers: t3dotgg, bil0000, scottn-pv

Merge Risk: Low · up to 1f53a

If the thread metadata refresh fails after a successful branch rename, the thread can show a notice saying the branch was not renamed when it was. The effect is limited to a misleading message in a rare failure path, so the change can merge once owners are aware or the propagation step's error handling is separated.

Pre-merge checks: 3 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Linked Issues check		Linked issue #31478 has two coding objectives. (1) Worktree branch names follow the selected Semantic or Custom Instructions strategy. (2) Failures in semantic name generation are surfaced in the UI o…	Make branch-name generation succeed or fall back to an enabled, text-capable provider when the default text generation provider is disabled, so Semantic and Custom naming apply for ACP-only setups such as the reporter's Copilot-only setup. …

Passed checks: 3 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check		The title names the fix and the main change: when a worktree branch keeps its temporary name, the thread is told. This matches the changeset, which adds a durable system_notice on branch-rename failur…
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes are limited to three areas. ThreadLaunchService.ts adds the failure notice path and the EventSinkV2 and DateTime dependencies. runtimeLayer.ts adds layerEventSink to the thread launch laye…
Description check		The description covers the problem, the change, scope, and verification. It states the cause (the catch in ThreadLaunchService only logged the warning, so nothing was persisted), the fix (a durable co…

Full details: Title check

Explanation

The title names the fix and the main change: when a worktree branch keeps its temporary name, the thread is told. This matches the changeset, which adds a durable system_notice on branch-rename failure in ThreadLaunchService. It follows the conventional-commit format the template asks for. The title is specific and short, and it does not describe anything absent from the changeset.

Full details: Out of Scope Changes check

Explanation

The changes are limited to three areas. ThreadLaunchService.ts adds the failure notice path and the EventSinkV2 and DateTime dependencies. runtimeLayer.ts adds layerEventSink to the thread launch layer. ThreadLaunchService.test.ts adds the layerOrchestrator wiring and the regression test. Each change supports surfacing branch-rename failures, which is the objective the PR claims. The PR states that it excludes provider selection, the settings message, and Copilot support. The diff does not show changes in those areas. Client rendering is not changed, and the PR states that web and mobile already render system_notice items.

Full details: Description check

Explanation

The description covers the problem, the change, scope, and verification. It states the cause (the catch in ThreadLaunchService only logged the warning, so nothing was persisted), the fix (a durable completed system_notice turn item written through EventSinkV2 when the launch has a run and the cause is not interrupt-only), and the dependency wiring in runtimeLayer.ts and the test harness. It links the issue (#31478) and gives a reproduction on main. Verification is specific: a 53-test run, a new regression test that fails on main and passes with the fix, a check:changed run, and a web e2e scenario with before/after evidence. Remaining gaps are minor. The template asks for the model and harness when an agent was used, and the description says 'AI-assisted' without naming the model. The 'Scope' section links the issue, which fits the bug-fix requirement. Unverified areas are listed openly, including the live client check and the Settings message.

Full details: Linked Issues check

Explanation

Linked issue #31478 has two coding objectives. (1) Worktree branch names follow the selected Semantic or Custom Instructions strategy. (2) Failures in semantic name generation are surfaced in the UI or logs. Objective (2) is implemented. ThreadLaunchService logs the failure and writes a durable system_notice turn item through EventSinkV2 (runSignalTurnItem id, ordinal 0). The new test 'tells the thread when its worktree branch could not be renamed' covers this path. Objective (1) is not met for the reporter's setup. The PR description reproduces the case: with only a non-text-generation provider (Replay via ACP registry) enabled and Codex binaryPath broken, the branch stays t3/c122b3be. The cause is that TextGeneration.generate still falls back to the disabled default provider (Codex). The PR explicitly defers this change. Copilot text generation (PR #32976) is also deferred. Objective (1) therefore remains unmet for users whose only enabled provider cannot generate text.

Resolution

Make branch-name generation succeed or fall back to an enabled, text-capable provider when the default text generation provider is disabled, so Semantic and Custom naming apply for ACP-only setups such as the reporter's Copilot-only setup. Add an automated test that covers this case. The surfacing change alone does not close #31478.

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Review comments at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadLaunchService.ts:
- Line 683: Restructure the branch rename error handling so
recordBranchRenameFailure is called only for generation or git.renameBranch
failures, before metadata propagation begins. Handle failures from
threads.getShellSnapshot and subsequent metadata propagation separately, without
recording a notice that claims the branch remains under oldBranch after the Git
rename succeeded.

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Failed pre-merge checks:
- Linked Issues check:
Make branch-name generation succeed or fall back to an enabled, text-capable
provider when the default text generation provider is disabled, so Semantic and
Custom naming apply for ACP-only setups such as the reporter's Copilot-only
setup. Add an automated test that covers this case. The surfacing change alone
does not close #31478.

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Minor · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Restrict the notice to generation and Git rename failures.

If threads.getShellSnapshot at Line 645 fails, git.renameBranch has already succeeded. This catch still records a notice that says the branch stays under oldBranch. The notice then contradicts the Git state and can also contradict the updated thread metadata.

Handle generation and Git rename failures before the metadata propagation step. Handle propagation failures separately.

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Review comment at @apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ThreadLaunchService.ts at line 683:
Restructure the branch rename error handling so recordBranchRenameFailure is called only for generation or git.renameBranch failures, before metadata propagation begins. Handle failures from threads.getShellSnapshot and subsequent metadata propagation separately, without recording a notice that claims the branch remains under oldBranch after the Git rename succeeded.

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